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  2. Formation (American football) - Wikipedia

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    The offense is required to set up a formation before a play, subject to several rules: The formation must have at least 7 players on the line of scrimmage. [1] The 7 players are not required to be next to each other and may spread out across the width of the field, but this is rare; most offenses place at least 5 players together in a continuous line.

  3. Quarterback kneel - Wikipedia

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    The Green Bay Packers in victory formation (on the right) in a game against the Detroit Lions in 2007. In American football and Canadian football, a quarterback kneel, also called taking a knee, genuflect offense, [1] kneel-down offense, [1] or victory formation, occurs when the quarterback touches a knee to the ground immediately after receiving the snap, thus downing himself and ending the play.

  4. List of formations in American football - Wikipedia

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    A formation similar to the Flexbone, though much older, is known as the "Delaware Wing-T" was created by longtime University of Delaware coach and NCAA Rules Committee chairman David M. Nelson, and perfected by his successor Tubby Raymond. It has become a very popular offense with high schools and small colleges.

  5. Run and shoot offense - Wikipedia

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    The 1989 Houston Cougars football team demonstrated the scoring potential of the run and shoot offense as quarterback Andre Ware set 26 NCAA records and won the Heisman Trophy while the #14 ranked Cougars finished the season 9–2. The Cougars were disallowed from having its football games televised or playing in a Bowl Game that season due to ...

  6. Tackle-eligible play - Wikipedia

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    George Fant wears number 74, making him an ineligible receiver unless he declares himself eligible to the referee before a play.. In American football, the tackle-eligible play is a forward-pass play in which coaches will attempt to create mismatches against a defense by inserting an offensive tackle (who is not normally allowed more than five yards down field on a forward-pass play), into an ...

  7. Wildcat formation - Wikipedia

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    Wildcat formation is a formation for the offense in football in which the ball is snapped not to the quarterback but directly to a player of another position lined up at the quarterback position. (In most systems, this is a running back , but some playbooks have a wide receiver , fullback , or tight end taking the snap.)

  8. Pistol offense - Wikipedia

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    Using the Pistol Offense, during the 2009 season, Nevada led the nation in rushing at 345 yards a game and were second in total offense at 506 yards. The Wolf Pack also became the first team in college football history with three 1,000-yard rushers in the same season: quarterback Colin Kaepernick and running backs Luke Lippincott and Vai Taua. [7]

  9. Encroachment (gridiron football) - Wikipedia

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    Play is immediately stopped, just as it is with a false start (this violation would be an offside penalty in the NCAA). In high school, encroachment includes any crossing of the neutral zone by the defense, whether contact is made or not. It is similar to offside except when it occurs, the play is not allowed to begin. Like offside violations ...